BLETC EXAM #1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
historical foundation of the US constitution Ans✓✓✓started as the
Articles of Confederation w/ the Bill of Rights being adopted in 1791
1st amendment Ans✓✓✓freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly,
and petition
2nd amendment Ans✓✓✓right to bear arms
4th amendment Ans✓✓✓protection from unreasonable searches and
seizures
5th amendment Ans✓✓✓(Miranda rights)
- right to a grand jury (capital crimes), to not self incriminate, and to a
jury
- right to due process overall
- protection from double jeopardy
grand jury Ans✓✓✓if indicted: "true bill" and a trial
if not indicted: "no bill" and no trial
6th amendment Ans✓✓✓- right to a speedy and public trial by an
impartial jury
,- right to be informed of the accusation against them
- right to be confronted by the witnesses against them
- right to an attorney
- right to due process overall
8th amendment Ans✓✓✓protection from cruel and unusual punishment
(i.e. excessive bail/fines)
14th amendment Ans✓✓✓right to equal protections (all citizens have
the same rights) under the law
role of law enforcement Ans✓✓✓(the executive branch)
- performed at the local level
- to enforce the law, preserve public order, protect life and property, and
prevent, detect, and investigate crime
Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Ans✓✓✓deal with traffic laws, traffic
investigations
- have statewide jurisdiction
Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Ans✓✓✓provides investigative
and identification services to local, state, and federal law enforcement
- GCIC, Georgia Crime Lab
, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Ans✓✓✓deal w/ criminal, civil,
and security fields domestically (kidnapping, extortion, bank robbery,
interstate transportation of stolen property/gambling)
- have federal jurisdiction
role of the courts Ans✓✓✓(the judicial branch)
- to have authority or jurisdiction over specific matters set forth in the
constitution
- deal w/ arrested/charged, sentence offenders, and interpret laws and
procedures
- made up of five classes of trial courts (magistrate, probate, juvenile,
state, and superior)
court hierarchy Ans✓✓✓1) GA Supreme Court
2) GA Court of Appeals: 4 panels of 3 judges
3) Juvenile Courts/Superior Courts: felonies
4) Probate Courts: wills, fish, and wildlife/State Courts: misdemeanors
and traffic
5) Magistrate Courts: warrants, small claims, traffic, and civil suits less
than $15k /City Courts: city ordinances
bail Ans✓✓✓a guarantee to return to court
when is a plea entered? Ans✓✓✓at arraignment
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
historical foundation of the US constitution Ans✓✓✓started as the
Articles of Confederation w/ the Bill of Rights being adopted in 1791
1st amendment Ans✓✓✓freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly,
and petition
2nd amendment Ans✓✓✓right to bear arms
4th amendment Ans✓✓✓protection from unreasonable searches and
seizures
5th amendment Ans✓✓✓(Miranda rights)
- right to a grand jury (capital crimes), to not self incriminate, and to a
jury
- right to due process overall
- protection from double jeopardy
grand jury Ans✓✓✓if indicted: "true bill" and a trial
if not indicted: "no bill" and no trial
6th amendment Ans✓✓✓- right to a speedy and public trial by an
impartial jury
,- right to be informed of the accusation against them
- right to be confronted by the witnesses against them
- right to an attorney
- right to due process overall
8th amendment Ans✓✓✓protection from cruel and unusual punishment
(i.e. excessive bail/fines)
14th amendment Ans✓✓✓right to equal protections (all citizens have
the same rights) under the law
role of law enforcement Ans✓✓✓(the executive branch)
- performed at the local level
- to enforce the law, preserve public order, protect life and property, and
prevent, detect, and investigate crime
Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Ans✓✓✓deal with traffic laws, traffic
investigations
- have statewide jurisdiction
Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Ans✓✓✓provides investigative
and identification services to local, state, and federal law enforcement
- GCIC, Georgia Crime Lab
, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Ans✓✓✓deal w/ criminal, civil,
and security fields domestically (kidnapping, extortion, bank robbery,
interstate transportation of stolen property/gambling)
- have federal jurisdiction
role of the courts Ans✓✓✓(the judicial branch)
- to have authority or jurisdiction over specific matters set forth in the
constitution
- deal w/ arrested/charged, sentence offenders, and interpret laws and
procedures
- made up of five classes of trial courts (magistrate, probate, juvenile,
state, and superior)
court hierarchy Ans✓✓✓1) GA Supreme Court
2) GA Court of Appeals: 4 panels of 3 judges
3) Juvenile Courts/Superior Courts: felonies
4) Probate Courts: wills, fish, and wildlife/State Courts: misdemeanors
and traffic
5) Magistrate Courts: warrants, small claims, traffic, and civil suits less
than $15k /City Courts: city ordinances
bail Ans✓✓✓a guarantee to return to court
when is a plea entered? Ans✓✓✓at arraignment
